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Joseph P. Smith | The Daily Journal

BRIDGETON - Vineland police Officer Steven R. Buglio admitted in court here Monday afternoon to siphoning a total of $40,000.50 from his union from 2007 through 2011 while serving first as its treasurer and then its president.

Buglio, who was arrested with another Police Benevolent Association Local 266 official in February 2012, and his defense attorney, Michael Testa Jr., appeared before Cumberland County Superior Court Judge Darrell Fineman.

Buglio agreed to waive his right to a grand jury review of his case and to accept an "accusation" in place of an indictment. ...